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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of business has fewer open offices than White remembers?
(a) Newspapers.
(b) Universities.
(c) Magazines.
(d) Publishers.

2. What does White call himself as it relates to being a resident of New York?
(a) A vacationer.
(b) An old timer.
(c) An all the timer.
(d) A once-upon-a-timer.

3. Why does White say people will travel to New York from worlds away?
(a) To feel involved.
(b) To compare their lives.
(c) To see what it has to offer.
(d) TTo be a part of the iconoclasm.

4. Why does White feel distant from New York?
(a) He does not live there.
(b) He does not like it there.
(c) He hasn't visited in a while
(d) he is trying to balance his writing.

5. What does White give the numbers of?
(a) The populations of different nationalities.
(b) The populations in different communities.
(c) The overall population over the last 10 years.
(d) The number of runs for the transit system.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does White say the people in New York are constantly escaping?

2. What did the city have to do after the Empire State Building was erected?

3. How does White feel about the changes that have been made to Broadway since he lived there?

4. What did White's stepson write about a lot?

5. Whom does White describe sending messages to each other?

Short Essay Questions

1. What has changed about the mansions in New York since White lived there?

2. What does White say has changed about policemen since he lived there?

3. What has changed about Grand Central Station since White lived in New York?

4. What did White try to keep a balance of while writing this book?

5. What does White say the city of New York offers its citizens as no other big city does?

6. Where did White live while he was very poor in New York?

7. What are the two main reactions White says visitors to New York will have?

8. What part of the city does White describe in the most detail and why?

9. How has Greenwich Village changed since White lived in New York?

10. What does the piece say that White quotes about newcomers in New York?

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